LITIGATION CASES.
ANEKED pursues strategic litigation as part of its strategy to promote human rights.
We currently have five active cases. Given the sensitivity of the information, we are only able to highlight information available in the public domain.
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Nana-Jo N’dow vs The Republic of The Gambia
On 1st July 2019, Nana-Jo N’dow, Founder & Executive Director and daughter of Saul Ndow filed a complaint at the ECOWAS Court of Justice against the Government of The Gambia for failure to conduct proper and impartial judicial investigations into the forced disappearance of Saul Ndow and subsequent alleged extrajudicial killing on orders of Yahya Jammeh.
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Sarjo Cham vs The Republic of The Gambia
On 5th December 2019, Sarjo Cham, brother of former MP Mahawa Cham, filed a complaint at the ECOWAS Court of Justice against the Government of The Gambia for the violations suffered by Mahawa Cham as relate to his enforced disappearance and the violations suffered by his family as a consequence of Mr. Mahawa Cham’s forced disappearance.
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Families of West African migrants vs The Republic of The Gambia & The Republic of Ghana
On 18th November 2020, families of forcibly disappeared West African migrants assisted by ANEKED, filed complaints against the governments of Ghana and The Gambia before the ECOWAS Court of Justice for infringing several international human rights, including the right to judicial remedies.